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NPP to deliver ‘True State of the Nation’ address

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, deliver what they call the “True State of the Nation Address”.The presentation will...

It’s obvious the NPP left the economy in a miserable state – Mahama Ayariga

The Majority Leader in Parliament has criticized the previous administration for mismanaging the economy and leaving it in a dire state, questioning the governance...

Minority must have a big heart; there is a long way to go – Adongo [Video]

Bolgatanga Central Member of Parliament (MP), Isaac Adongo, has urged the Minority caucus to exercise restraint as the Mahama-led administration works to fulfill its...

All the photos as President Mahama delivers first State of the Nation Address

President John Dramani Mahama, on Thursday, 27th February 2025, delivered his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in his second term as President...

SONA 2025: Minority in black while Majority wears white [Video]

Members of Parliament (MPs) from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) dressed in black attire during President John Mahama's first State of the Nation Address...

SONA: I solve challenges; my style is not to lament and shift blame – Mahama

President John Mahama has reiterated his commitment to resolving the challenges facing Ghanaians with his renewed mandate as their leader. According to him, he will...

SONA 2025: Mahama thanks parliament for approving his Ministerial nominees

President John Mahama has expressed gratitude to Parliament for approving his ministerial nominees. Delivering his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in his second...

Livestream: Mahama delivers first SONA

President John Mahama is set to deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) for his second today, February 27 in Parliament.This is...

Mahama to deliver first State of the Nation Address today

President John Mahama is scheduled to present his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) today, February 27, 2025, as programmed by Parliament. The presentation...

You are lucky – Appointments Committee Chairman tells Afenyo-Markin

The Appointments Committee sitting on Wednesday took an unexpected turn following a heated exchange between the Chairman, Bernard Ahiafor and the Ranking Member, Alexander...

Minority rejects nomination of Justice Srem-Sai

The Minority members of the Appointments Committee have rejected the nomination of Justice Srem-Sai as Deputy Minister for Justice and Attorney-General. Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin,...

Supreme Court stops Koforidua High Court from sentencing Akwatia MP

The Supreme Court has granted a 4-1 majority decision to stay the High Court in Koforidua from sentencing Member of Parliament (MP) for the...

Supreme Court deliberates on whether to hear Akwatia MP Ernest Kumi’s case

Lawyers for Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi were on Wednesday, February 26, prevented from moving a motion to set aside an injunction restraining him...

Suhuyini presents smocks to Appointments Committee members

Deputy Minister-designate for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, presented traditional smocks to members of the Appointments Committee following the...

Things Fall Apart for Deputy Energy Minister-nominee as Afenyo-Markin quizzes him on Okonkwo

Deputy Minister-Designate for Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, found himself in an unexpected literary debate during his vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on...

Ayariga shoots down calls to summon Communications Minister over radio station closure

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has dismissed demands to summon the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, over the closure of...

Ernest Yaw Kumi challenges contempt conviction at Supreme Court

Embattled Akwatia Member of Parliament(MP), Ernest Yaw Kumi, has filed a certiorari and prohibition application at the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn his contempt...

Let’s hurry up before Afenyo-Markin comes – Deputy Finance Minister-nominee jokes

Deputy Finance Minister-designate, Thomas Nyarko Ampem made a lighthearted remark during his vetting proceedings today.He referenced the anticipated arrival of Deputy Minority Leader and...

Parliament to begin deputy ministerial vetting today

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will begin vetting President John Mahama’s deputy ministerial nominees today, Monday, February 24, 2025. The session is scheduled to run...

Gyakye Quayson calls for speedy passage of dual citizenship amendment bill

Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has urged Parliament to speed up the process of amending Ghana’s constitution to allow dual...

Majority blocks Akwatia MP from making statement in Parliament

The Majority in Parliament on Friday blocked Akwatia MP, Ernest Yaw Kumi, from making a statement in the chamber. The resistance followed the Koforidua High...

We’ll overturn High Court ruling against Akwatia MP Ernest Kumi – John Darko

Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, John Darko, has expressed confidence that the High Court’s ruling against Akwatia MP Ernest Kumi will be overturned. The...

Vetting Chaos: Special Committee to submit report to Speaker today

The Special Committee investigating the disturbances at the Appointments Committee is set to submit its report today, February 20, after receiving a one-week extension. Initially...

We’ll ensure Akwatia MP complies with Court ruling – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has reaffirmed the caucus's commitment to ensuring that Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi adheres to legal requirements following his conviction...

High Court issues bench warrant for disputed Akwatia MP

A Koforidua High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Ernest Yaw Kumi, the presumed winner of the Akwatia parliamentary seat...

Jerry Ahmed expresses pain over vetting chaos, denies wrongdoing

Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe and a member of the ministerial vetting committee, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has expressed deep frustration over the chaos that...

Convicted Akwatia MP walks out of Parliament [Video]

Embattled Akwatia Member of Parliament (MP), Ernest Yaw Kumi, walked out of the parliamentary chamber on Wednesday while proceedings were still ongoing. This followed the...

Minority accuses NIB of double standards

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus in Parliament has criticized the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) for summoning the Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh,...

AK-47-wielding National Security operatives raided my house in 2017 – John Jinapor recounts

Minister of Energy and Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu, John Jinapor, has recounted how gun-wielding national security operatives raided his home in 2017...

Finance Minister to present 2025 budget on March 10

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is expected to present the 2025 Budget to Parliament on March 10. This is the date proposed...

Minority opposes suspension of Roads Authority Act implementation

The Minority in Parliament has opposed the suspension of the implementation of the National Roads Authority Act, describing it as illegal. The Act merged the...

I take responsibility – Dafeamekpor on vetting chaos

The Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Nelson-Rockson Dafeamekpor, has accepted responsibility for the chaos that disrupted the Appointments Committee...

Vetting Chaos: Minority formally seeks removal of Ad-Hoc Committee chairman

The Minority in Parliament has formally requested the removal of Ho West MP, Emmanuel Bedzrah, as Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Committee probing the chaos...

Battor chief wades into ‘daughter of a murderer’ remark

The Mankrado of Battor, Togbe Borbordzi Xevi VII, has charged the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to swiftly identify and punish the Member of...

Rawlings Foundation demands urgent action from Speaker over MP’s derogatory comment

The J.J. Rawlings Foundation has petitioned Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to investigate remarks made against the late former President Jerry John Rawlings and...

Minority Leader launched an unprovoked attack on the clerk – Pusiga MP

The Member of Parliament for Pusiga, Laadi Ayii Ayamba, has shared disturbing details about the events that transpired during the ministerial vetting on January...

I was the target of the vetting chaos – Ablakwa

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has claimed that he was the primary target of the chaos that erupted during the Appointments Committee...

Afenyo-Markin accuses chair of Committee Probing Vetting chaos of bias

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee probing the vetting chaos, Emmanuel Bedzrah, of exhibiting bias.The Effutu MP...

Ashaiman MP condemns vandalism at party office over ministerial ‘snub’

Ashaiman Member of Parliament (MP), Ernest Norgbey, has condemned the vandalism at the constituency office following his exclusion from President John Mahama's ministerial nominees.Mr....

Vetting Chaos: Afenyo-Markin instigated Majority MPs to misbehave – Nkwanta North MP

Nkwanta North Member of Parliament (MP), John Oti Kwabena Bless, has accused Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin of instigating the chaos that erupted during the...